TABLE 1.

Summary of characteristics in 24 patients with brain metastases

Variable	No. (%)
sex
male	10 (41.67)
female	14 (58.33)
age in yrs
range	45–84
median	65
no. of tumors
1	15 (62.5)
2	4 (16.67)
3	3 (12.5)
>3	2 (8.33)
prior RT
none	21 (87.5)
SRS	3* (12.5)
tumor location
frontal	10 (41.67)
parietal	7 (21.97)
cerebellar	4 (16.67)
occipital	2 (8.33)
temporal	1 (4.17)
tumor histology
lung cancer	16 (66.67)
breast cancer	2 (8.33)
kidney cancer	2 (8.33)
melanoma	2 (8.33)
colon cancer	1 (4.17)
cervix cancer	1 (4.17)

^*One patient had both SRS and WBRT.